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Small world man! My shop is on the same street too, chances are we wander past each other all the time.

My flat bottomed wheel arrived today, looks good! Quality is tops Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr They even included the top button trim piece. This is awesome because I now have a spare: my carbon fiber guy in Bulgaria requires this part sent so this could be on the cards next..!

Thank you for your custom! 472 Sterling Grey Metallic. Looks nice in the sun, pretty tough to mix touch up for tho. Grant and Ben at GT Refinishers did a great job paint matching the cage tho!

Got the car back from the painters today. I went with sterling grey to match the shell, looks good! Once it's fully dry I'll reinstall the interior side panels, seat base and carpet, then get the retrimmers on the case for any bits I can't do. This is going to look factory once it's finished Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

Got the okay from Motorsport NZ that I can go ahead with roll cage paint! It'll take a couple of weeks to get the paperwork back, but sounds like we're ok for homologation and logbook..! In the meantime I bought an extinguisher bracket from KAP Industries in Australia. It arrived today so I fitted it up with my single-strap extinguisher (I'll need a new one with 2 straps for motorsport). Fits nice and snug, and being black it's kinda subtle which I like. Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Wheel is still on it's way from the Ukraine, and I'm expecting the Storm gearknob to be here shortly too. I also bought some more safety stuff today, some proper clamps to go around the harness bar and stop the harnesses moving, and some nomex gear.

Yeah, a week or two stock was enough to remind me what I prefer at this age & stage ?

Yep I ordered it through AZA Auto in the Ukrane - search them on Instagram bro they do some crazy good stuff. My carbon fiber guy is over there too a bit further south in Bulgaria (found his workshop on google maps before I bought my first lot). Heaps of epic trim places in Europe

Sure looks like they did a good job! Yeah I'm a bit off-put by full alcantara as the wear points don't take long to look rubbish, and the upkeep is pretty intensive (this from a fair amount of experience..!). It was quite a dilemma because I wanted alcantara on the wheel to suit the rest of the interior (and what's going to happen soon) but leather is much, much easier to maintain...! Hence I had to get it custom made - I couldn't find anywhere that'd do exactly what I wanted off the shelf. Let's see what it looks like when it arrives!

Steering wheel has been made to my spec, check it out. Looks good! Will take some more pics when it’s here and I have put it on.

No use mucking around ?

OK scratch all that I've bought a Storm one. Will post results.

Or even the Storm Motorworks V1..?

What does everyone rate as the best gearknob? I have a weighted ZHP on there currently, which is ok but not super-ergonomic - and I'm in the middle of replacing all the leather with carbon fiber or alcantara so it looks a bit out of place. I also have a carbon/alcantara M2 shifter, which looks the part but it doesn't feel good at all (way to small for my hammy fist). Has anyone had any experience with any of these, and if so, opinions? I'm not too worried if it's a bit taller, as I have a shortened 330d/m performance shift lever in there. 1. Rogue Engineering Delrin 2.) TWM Performance "A6" 3.) Black Forest Industries billet

Some nice pics from Sixth Element Photo while I fluff around on the belts BMW_M3 (M TOY)_EXT_07 by Aaron Yates - Sixth Element Photo, on Flickr BMW_M3 (M TOY)_EXT_02 by Aaron Yates - Sixth Element Photo, on Flickr BMW_M3 (M TOY)_EXT_01 by Aaron Yates - Sixth Element Photo, on Flickr

Harnesses both in now, looking good..! Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

Harnesses mounts in! 37767215_10155751680601375_7252271047750189056_n by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Waiting on hearing back regards homologation & log book then I'll go ahead with cage paint, rear interior panels and authority card. It's been quite a process..! I spent a bit of time on the rear wing last week, removed decals and polished the bare carbon underside. I'll fit it up over the next few days. Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Looks so much better, cleaner.

The pain will pass, you'll feel owlright soon.

^^ thanks again mate, I've filled out the forms & will be sending them off with a cd (I know right) of photos next week. Fitted base of rear seat back in tonight & the other race seat to check everything fits, looks good! Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr In the meantime I've found a guy who will make me a custom steering wheel without core transfer, so I've designed one up I'd like and sent it through tonight. Better yet, it's made from an OEM wheel so it'll fit perfectly and take the standard airbag! I've ordered one similar to this, but with black alcantara on the top & bottom portions of the wheel & a grey center stripe. 22c348801f0a4a9398614724413cd749 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Here's my super-technical drawing: E46 Wheel by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Will see what it's like when it arrives and post results!

Pics in the sunlight, not bad! Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

Not sure yet, probably neither for the meantime - I also have standard seats which I’ll put back in until I get the front buckles relocated and certed. Will have harness mounts fitted too so I can run them for motorsport stuff in the future.

Some updates on MTOY. I spent a few hours stripping the rear of the car last week Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Then off it went to Ray at Chubb Racing for some scaffolding. Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr 37069382_10212477363432270_2108831085524680704_n by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Taking shape nicely! In the meantime I've picked up a couple of sets of 6pt harnesses and have some mounting hardware on the way. Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Once back it's off to GT Refinishers for paint, then I'll start fabricating seat and trim replacements.

Got out the camera and took some artsy light painting shots on Saturday night. This one turned out pretty rad. 1 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Edit: I also put the black front grilles and corner lamps back in. Looks a bit cleaner with the darker wheels.

^^ you are right, I could certainly do with better tools!!

Yep - left hand front bracket nut is nigh-on impossible to get to. So much that the installer of the OEM exhaust hadn't even bothered putting a nut on it.. Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Besides, bumper removal on these is bloody easy. 6 bolts, wheel well trims, a couple of clips and reversing sensors. 10m max.

Swapped Supersprint mufflers back on yesterday, along with the e9x 18's and one of the race seats. It's still half practical that way ? Not sure I had this exhaust installed correctly since new - it's nowhere near as rattly. Sounds good. Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr Untitled by Christian Taylor, on Flickr